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Source: IRL CEO Abraham Shafi has stepped down, following allegations the messaging startup used bots to inflate the users it reported publicly and to investors

Abraham Shafi has stepped down as CEO of messaging app IRL following allegations that the company used bots to inflate the users … Tweets: @bryce , @amir , @mattschaar , and @abebrown716 Tweets: Bryce Roberts / @bryce : We've barely scratched the surface of the frauds perpetuated over the past few years. https://twitter.com/... Amir Efrati / @amir : 🚨It happened: CEO of ⁦@irldotcom⁩ is out after ⁦@theinformation⁩ reported on allegations and internal concerns that its 20 million users were mostly bots. ⁦@matousekmark⁩ https://www.theinformation.com/ ... Matt Schaar / @mattschaar : VCs cutting their fund sizes should be based more on poor performance and shoddy diligence coming to light first, market conditions second. https://twitter.com/... Abe Brown / @abebrown716 : You love to see journalism that brings impact! After a series of @theinformation stories about IRL's suspect user numbers, its CEO has abruptly stepped down. @matousekmark, @amir w/ the latest scoop on the highly valued startup: https://www.theinformation.com/ ...

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  • @bryce Bryce Roberts on x
    We've barely scratched the surface of the frauds perpetuated over the past few years. https://twitter.com/...
  • @amir Amir Efrati on x
    🚨It happened: CEO of ⁦@irldotcom⁩ is out after ⁦@theinformation⁩ reported on allegations and internal concerns that its 20 million users were mostly bots. ⁦@matousekmark⁩ https://www.theinformation.com/ ...
  • @mattschaar Matt Schaar on x
    VCs cutting their fund sizes should be based more on poor performance and shoddy diligence coming to light first, market conditions second. https://twitter.com/...
  • @abebrown716 Abe Brown on x
    You love to see journalism that brings impact! After a series of @theinformation stories about IRL's suspect user numbers, its CEO has abruptly stepped down. @matousekmark, @amir w/ the latest scoop on the highly valued startup: https://www.theinformation.com/ ...